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~~{{Todo|inline=1|discuss|text=~~This ~~is not actually Xen Wiki policy currently, it is only a hypothetical proposal~~ by ~~one user~~.}}

'''''This page has been superseded by [[User:Sintel/Notability guidelines]].'''''

~~{{Editable user page|Edit this page~~'~~s contents to keep it in line with the community consensus on its talk page and on the #wiki Discord channel.}}~~

~~From May 2025 onwards~~, ~~the~~ Xenharmonic Wiki is introducing new '''notability guidelines'''.

'''This is not actually Xen Wiki policy, it is only a hypothetical proposal by one user.'''

The Xenharmonic Wiki is introducing new '''notability guidelines'''.

These are less strict than Wikipedia's guidelines. The main goal of these guidelines is to stem the tide of dozens of very short new pages about topics of limited musical usefulness.

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If you are unsure about meeting the below criteria, make it a '''user page'''.

If the page is about '''an interval''' that ~~is fairly simple (as a heuristic: if it has a numerator and denominator each 2 digits or less or [[Wilson height]] below 40)~~, then it can be a main space page, as long as it has at least a full paragraph of human-written content, rather than consisting mostly of just templates.

If the page is about '''an interval''' that meets AT LEAST ONE of the following criteria, then it can be a main space page (''as long as it has at least a full paragraph of human-written content, rather than consisting mostly of just templates''):

* Both its numerator and denominator are 2 digits or less

* It has a [[Wilson height]] of around 40 or less

* It is highly structurally important to some musical framework used by at least 2 people

==== Commas ====

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* tempering it out has low [[badness]] and sensible structural interpretation in a ''non-absurd'' [[subgroup]]

* it is incidental to multiple temperaments elsewhere documented on the wiki

* it has [[essentially tempered ~~chords~~]] in a reasonable odd-limit,

* it has [[essentially tempered chord]]s in a reasonable odd-limit,

Additionally, if it is to be a main space page, you MUST do the following:

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Those are all still useful things to include, but only if you actually describe how they relate to this temperament and what that means for musicians or composers.

If you are making a main space page for an ET with an unusual [[equave]] or [[period]] (e.g. ED5/3, ED7, ED8/7, etc.), then there must be a VERY reason why it's important, otherwise it should be a user page.

If you are making a main space page for an ET with an unusual [[equave]] or [[period]] (e.g. ED5/3, ED7, ED8/7, etc.), then there must be a VERY good reason why it's important; otherwise it should be a user page.

If you are making a main space page for an EDO, EDT, or other ET with hundreds or thousands of steps, then there must be an EXTREMELY good reason why it's important, otherwise it should be a user page.

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-{{Todo|inline=1|discuss|text=This is not actually Xen Wiki policy currently, it is only a hypothetical proposal by one user.}}
+'''''This page has been superseded by [[User:Sintel/Notability guidelines]].'''''
-{{Editable user page|Edit this page's contents to keep it in line with the community consensus on its talk page and on the #wiki Discord channel.}}
-From May 2025 onwards, the Xenharmonic Wiki is introducing new '''notability guidelines'''.
+'''This is not actually Xen Wiki policy, it is only a hypothetical proposal by one user.'''
+{{archive}}
+The Xenharmonic Wiki is introducing new '''notability guidelines'''.
 These are less strict than Wikipedia's guidelines. The main goal of these guidelines is to stem the tide of dozens of very short new pages about topics of limited musical usefulness.
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 If you are unsure about meeting the below criteria, make it a '''user page'''.
-If the page is about '''an interval''' that is fairly simple (as a heuristic: if it has a numerator and denominator each 2 digits or less or [[Wilson height]] below 40), then it can be a main space page, as long as it has at least a full paragraph of human-written content, rather than consisting mostly of just templates.
+If the page is about '''an interval''' that meets AT LEAST ONE of the following criteria, then it can be a main space page (''as long as it has at least a full paragraph of human-written content, rather than consisting mostly of just templates''):
+* Both its numerator and denominator are 2 digits or less
+* It has a [[Wilson height]] of around 40 or less
+* It is highly structurally important to some musical framework used by at least 2 people
 ==== Commas ====
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 * tempering it out has low [[badness]] and sensible structural interpretation in a ''non-absurd'' [[subgroup]]
 * it is incidental to multiple temperaments elsewhere documented on the wiki
-* it has [[essentially tempered chords]] in a reasonable odd-limit,
+* it has [[essentially tempered chord]]s in a reasonable odd-limit,
 Additionally, if it is to be a main space page, you MUST do the following:
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 Those are all still useful things to include, but only if you actually describe how they relate to this temperament and what that means for musicians or composers.
-If you are making a main space page for an ET with an unusual [[equave]] or [[period]] (e.g. ED5/3, ED7, ED8/7, etc.), then there must be a VERY reason why it's important, otherwise it should be a user page.
+If you are making a main space page for an ET with an unusual [[equave]] or [[period]] (e.g. ED5/3, ED7, ED8/7, etc.), then there must be a VERY good reason why it's important; otherwise it should be a user page.
 If you are making a main space page for an EDO, EDT, or other ET with hundreds or thousands of steps, then there must be an EXTREMELY good reason why it's important, otherwise it should be a user page.